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26 February 2019 2660 comments
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Leicester City’s key Fantasy assets have all kept their places for the first game after Claude Puel’s reign came to a close.

Brendan Rodgers’ arrival at the King Power Stadium was confirmed around the same time as the team news was released.

He will see Jamie Vardy (£8.8m), Harvey Barnes (£5.5m), James Maddison (£6.6m), Demarai Gray (£5.4m) and Ricardo Pereira (£5.4m) all in the starting line-up.

There was also a return to the side for Ben Chilwell (£5.0m) after he missed Gameweek 27.

There will also be plenty of interest in the Wolves side as they head to Huddersfield.

Nuno Espirito Santo has named the usual suspects in his starting XI, with Raúl Jiménez (£6.8m), Matt Doherty (£5.4m) and Diogo Jota (£6.1m) all involved from the beginning.

It will be interesting to see how they get on against a Terriers side that has run eight chances after Saturday’s defeat to Newcastle.

Everton are now back in FPL action for the first time since Gameweek 26, and they have done so with minimal changes.

Richarlison (£6.6m), Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.2m) and Lucas Digne (£5.3m) are all on the team-sheet to face Cardiff, who have also made the usual number of changes to their attacking line-up.

There will be plenty of interest in the 8pm televised kick-off between Newcastle and Burnley.

That game features two popular budget strikers in Salomón Rondón (£5.9m) and Ashley Barnes (£5.7m).

Miguel Almirón (£6.0m), unfortunate to blank on his full home debut, is also in the starting line-up for the Magpies.

Kenneth Zohoré (£4.6m) starts up front, with Junior Hoilett (£5.0m), Bobby Reid (£5.2m) and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (£4.8m) behind him.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge; Bennett, Bamba, Morrison, Ecuele Manga; Gunnarsson, Bacuna; Hoilett, Reid, Mendez-Laing; Zohoré.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Jagielka, Keane, Coleman; Gueye, Schneiderlin; Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Walcott; Calvert-Lewin.

Huddersfield XI: Lössl; Stankovic, Schindler, Kongolo; Duhaney, Hogg, Billing, Durm; Pritchard; Mounie, Grant.

Wolves XI: Rui Patrício; Bennett, Coady, Boly; Doherty, Dendoncker, Rúben Neves, João Moutinho, Jonny; Jiménez, Diogo Jota

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Ricardo Pereira, Evans, Maguire, Chilwell; Tielemans, Ndidi, Maddison; Gray, Vardy, Barnes.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bong; Groß, Stephens, Pröpper; Knockaert, Murray, March.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Lejeune, Lascelles, Schär; Ritchie, Longstaff, Hayden, Manquillo; Perez, Almirón; Rondón.

Burnley XI: Heaton; Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Hendrick, Cork, Gudmundsson; Wood, Barnes.

  1. Geezer
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Why no Westwood?

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Illness i guess

    2. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Gudmundsson was excellent with ten minutes, last week

    3. Sif
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Dyche confirmed illness, wouldn't worry to much. Recent article was saying how well but unsung Cork & Westwood were doing.

      1. Geezer
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers

  2. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    First time this season I see the points that Mark was making about early transfers and missing platers for 0.1m. I was 0.1 short of Harvey Barnes and felt terrible. Hope he doesn't punish me

  3. suddenorgan
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    anyone else still rocking Richarlison/Digne?

    1. Says
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Have Digne and Calvert-Lewen will sub in for me if Rashford doesn't play

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      only loyal everton fans

    3. zotter
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Digne here. Will probably keep through to 34 wildcard now

    4. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Just the D

    5. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      just digne… wanted to get rid but reckon I'll keep as he plays in 31

  4. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Can't believe I'm on the Rondon bandwagon. I've never seen a striker miss so many chances.

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      don't worry, he plays for one of the best teams in the league so he'll get plenty more chances

    2. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He makes Kaku look clinical

    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He has been excellent this season pretty much from gw12

    4. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      benteke says hello

    5. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Even with that dire conversion rate, should get enough service and set piece opportunities to be dangerous. I went from naysayer to believer after watching last week.

      1. Pieterke30
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        You mean that game vs 10-men Huddersfield?

        Even Higuain scored against them

        1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Clueless

        2. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Was excellent before the sending off also. I actaully think their approach makes him more fixture proof, should get a few chances in transition and on set pieces even against ththe big boys. Better wide play can only help.

    6. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Mark has him and he has been jammy all this years, surely those misses will be converted

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Should have had ht before halftime last wk

      2. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Mark often benefits from sendings off. Having said that, his fixtures are good and he plays in GW31

        1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          He is my (C) today 🙂

    7. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Morata?

  5. Taking one for the team
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    He better be havin a party tonight!

  6. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Surely Vardy is *bound* to be a good pick over the coming weeks?

    Nailed on, ridiculous fixtures, no blanks, freed from a manager he had issues with, buoyed by a manager who (whatever else you might say about him) at least likes to attack.

    1. zotter
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      All true. Will sell Aguero for him for 31

    2. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I didn't get Vardy but am now worried. Puel played slow build-up football, which was completely unsuited to Vardy's strengths, who likes an early ball through to get in behind the defence.

      You would have thought that he was better suited to playing away, so to speak.

      Have to wait and see the style of football Rodgers plays.

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thye dont have the midfield to support that kind of play anymore. Or the wide play.

  7. andrewe63
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy looks pumped

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      big WKD session this afternoon

  8. Regin
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    any idea why yedlin is not playing? rested or dropped?

  9. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sweating at the moment. Got caught up on a client call and completely forgot the deadline was 6.45 (6.30?).

    Luckily did Rashford > Barnes last night, but have no idea how I set up the starting XI and bench, and with the game still updating, cannot be put out of my misery yet!

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      it's updated

      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Not on my screen it ain't.

        Maybe need to log off and back in again?

        or maybe just avoid looking!

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          yeah, refresh

          1. Paul Psychic Octopus
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Refresh didn't work but switching navigation did.

            And team set up OK. I think.

        2. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          If it says /updating in your url and you keep refreshing that page then it will never update.

          1. SADIO SANÉ
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            yeah good point

    2. adams_6
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      It’s been updated for ages

    3. Pieterke30
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      #phonesex

  10. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Why are Leicester playing against Northern Ireland?

    1. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Lol true

  11. Richd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    All the leaders in my cash leagues have jumped on Aguero and captained him too. Surprised they have joined me.

    Good luck all

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Same here

      1. Richd
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe he’s gonna be very highly captained after all! It begins

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Haha indeed 🙂

    2. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      My cash ML leader has used his WC to make 4 transfers, good luck man.

  12. Says
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Cardiff are going hard here already, had two chances they could have scored from

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    hate the unknown with rashford, not sure whether to cheer on my first sub or not

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I benched him, think it's pretty unlikely personally, cheer away

  14. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Come Ricky. Repay my faith in you or rather the fact I couldn't get you out because of other pressing issues.

  15. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy certain goal blocked 🙁

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not certain then 🙂

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      So in other words the defenders did their job

  16. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    No Paterson. That's a bit vexing

  17. sovietrockettes
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Fab
    Robbo Doh Pereira
    Salah Mane Pogba Jota Richarlison
    Auba Rashford

    Guaita Rondon AWB Bednarek

    0.4 ITB 1FT

    Richarlison>Hazard (C) Auba>Arnie for a -4? Thanks

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Haz captain? That’s ballsy

      1. sovietrockettes
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, but against Fulham. He’s due.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I don’t believe in any of that, Fulham win probably

          1. sovietrockettes
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Who are you captaining next GW?

  18. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    When is the golden minute where wolves concede, make your predictions, 17th minute

    1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      23th min

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      44th minute but ruled offiside and clean sheet

    3. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      228pm on march 10th

    4. sovietrockettes
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hoping for that elusive Huddersfield goal as my rival has doubled up on Pat/Doh

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        You can stop that sort of talk!

  19. Ëð
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Worth pulling the trigger on Auba -> Aguero tonight for the Aguero price rise? Or wait and see how Aguero and Kane do tomorrow?

    1. JohnBlack
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Wait

  20. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Boly down, looks in pain and is holding his left knee

  21. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Goal D Gray

  22. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Gray bandwagon incoming

  23. _Make
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    #WGTA?

  24. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Should've squared it to Vardy

  25. Richd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ooh gray. Interesting

  26. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    16% of top 10k players bought Rondon in this GW vs. 7% for Barnes and 6% for Vardy

  27. Simon Says...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Gray goal

    1. Maddi Son
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Band. Graywagon?

  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Gray bandwagon?

    1. sovietrockettes
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nah

  29. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Horror defending brigton..

  30. jimmyabs1987
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Tielemans assist